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- Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers? Common misconceptions about database security Sapphire 2008: Dennis Howlett: The changing SAP culture Larry Dignan: SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
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- Software downloads 2008-05-06
- Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers?
- Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers?This is scriptAll digital is exe.An exe is constructed and recorded into a ROM chip.And when you press START,the exe starts and the Microwave oven cooks your food."Deb can cook---hard wieners--Dr.Debbie Smith's program for the Microwave---part two--episode three".duhhhh"great work...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-05
- Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers?
- The CORE Security Team released an advisory to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today that documented a stack overflow in NASA's Common Data Format libs. Looking at this bug, the tech details aren't overwhelming, I think I'm mostly excited about it due to the high profile of hacking NASA libs. One...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- News to know: MicroNoHoo, OpenSolaris, 10 reasons for IT failure; Apple
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground Dan Farber: Yang...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Weekend hacking: Athena Project 4.0 on the HTC Advantage
- Weekend hacking: Athena Project 4.0 on the HTC AdvantageNo guts no glory!...Outstanding!nt
- Discussion threads 2008-05-03
- Apple and AT
- Apple and ATHey, it's no worse than MAC filtering :)Hey, it's no worse than MAC filtering which is universally used at for-fee hotspots :). The right sniffer and the right script can quickly change your MAC address to one that's already logged in. Just find a user on...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin
- Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large marginTribes 2 was the sameAges ago, "Tribes 2" was way too powerful for the hardware at the time, and sales were negatively affected partially as a result.RE: Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Even an unlocked 3G iPhone will still be an AT
- Even an unlocked 3G iPhone will still be an ATPDA data plan -- does the iPhone have a keyboard?AT&T charges people who use Smartphones with keyboards $40/month for the PDA connect plan.For example, the Blackjack has a keyboard and accessess the Internet and e-mail using the 3G network.That's pricey compared...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- First Psystar video surfaces
- First Psystar video surfacesOne question...Did you tell them you were going to write about your experience, and it would be read by quite a few people? You [i]are[/i] going to write about your experience, aren't you?$400 = Disposable Mac. So are updates really that important?I'm not necessarily a fan...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverage
- Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverageRE: Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverageAre you serious? You'd even think about watching streaming video on Win9x? I'm sure that if they picked Flash 9, you'd be able to, right?Maybe one of every 60 frames.Silverlight is more cross-platform...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Obama site hacked; Redirected to Hillary Clinton
- With a day to go before a critical Pennsylvania Democratic primary, Barack Obama's team has been busy patching security holes. According to Netcraft, a hacker exploited security flaws in Obama's site to redirect traffic to Hillary Clinton's site. Anyone that visited Obama's community blogs section of the...
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones
- As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theft
- Darth Vader: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny. An article on the IOL Technology website discusses a consultant who pleaded guilty on Wednesday to raiding hundreds of thousands of computers. The article states: John Schiefer,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security update
- Under cover of darkness, Apple released Safari 3.1.1 via Software Update tonight. In typical Apple form the description is purposefully vague, recommending the update "for all Safari users" and telling us that it "includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security." A-ha. Apple's About the security content of...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Arrrghhhh! Windows is collapsing! Run! ... but where to?
- Arrrghhhh! Windows is collapsing! Run! ... but where to?I went back begging forgivenessI used Mac OS on two Macs running 10.0 and 10.3/10.4 respectively. I would definitely recommend Vista over Tiger - haven't tried Leopard but it seems like a point release with some new visual effects.Once...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Apple bolsters QuickTime defenses
- Apple is adding several anti-hacking features to QuickTime in an effort to build up the media player's defenses. Ryan Naraine reports that exploit prevention mechanisms have been added to QuickTime in its latest batch of patches. Ryan notes: According to a source familiar...
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Can BootCamp mess with your Mac's PRAM?
- Can BootCamp mess with your Mac's PRAM?Not seeing thisI have not seen this on any of my Intel Macs. I have also not seen an issue reported with having Windows on a FAT32 drive and not showing up in the boot manager. Shows up fine for me (option key at...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- The next big thing? Crimeware-as-a-service
- Finjan says Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS) is becoming an increasing problem and the ability of law enforcement to track malicious hackers will become increasingly hampered. On Monday, Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) released its first quarter Web security trends report (registration required) and highlighted CaaS. finjan's release is...
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
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